Game 4: Corbin (28-6) vs. Shelby Valley (28-4), 9 p.m. Wednesday

CORBIN

What to look for: The Redhounds like to push the ball and play quickly, as does their first-round opponent. "I think it's going to be a really good matchup," said Corbin coach Jennifer Parsons.

Key player: Two of Corbin's best players are junior twins Kayla and Miranda Wilson. "Both of those girls have a never-say-die attitude," Parsons said. "They're just tough players." Parsons said she believes the twins definitely will play college basketball. So far, they've just attracted interest from small schools in Kentucky. They have another sister on the team, Melanie, a freshman who plays considerable minutes off the bench.

Coach-speak: The Redhounds return to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1982. "It's been unbelievably exciting," said Parsons, in her 12th season at Corbin. "The town has really gotten behind this team. We've been overwhelmed with emotion and well-wishers." After they won the regional title at Harlan County a week ago Monday, the team received a police escort back to the high school for a late-night pep rally. Parsons played three years at Cawood, but this is her first trip to the Sweet 16 as a player or coach. "I've seen it from both sides, as a player and a coach. I know how hard it is to get there."

Starters

21-Sarah Ashley

5-6, Jr., 7.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg

5-Brooklyn Ashurst

5-6, Jr., 4.7 ppg

15-Holli Disney

6-0, Sr., 5.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg

24-Kayla Wilson

5-7, Jr., 10.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg

12-Miranda Wilson

5-6, Jr., 12.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg

Key reserves

42-Natalye Gallagher

5-11, So., 4.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg

11-Melanie Wilson

5-5, Fr., 5.2 ppg

10-Kristen Fothergill

5-8, Sr., 3.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg

SHELBY VALLEY

Coach: Rodney Rowe.

Last trip to State: 2000 (lost to Shelby County 53-51 in first round).

What to look for: The Lady Kats like to play uptempo and take threes. Four players have made more than 20 3-pointers. Rowe, who said they've taken 25 or more threes several times, said he gives them the green light.

Key player: The Lady Kats have gotten a big lift from freshman Lakyn Mullins, who scored nine points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the regional title game against Sheldon Clark. "She has stepped up in a huge way for us," Rowe said. Meanwhile, Brianna Fraley has signed with the University of Pikeville, an NAIA school.

Coach-speak: The Lady Kats went 28-4 without the services of Leeza Mullins, last year's leading scorer and rebounder. Mullins, who has signed with Pikeville, tore an ACL in Shelby Valley's first scrimmage. "I really thought with her we would be a top 25 team," Rowe said. "Everybody on the team has stepped up."